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The teenager is believed to have been attempting an 11-hour walk back to his holiday accommodation (Picture: SolarPix) The mother of Jay Slater, a British teenager who vanished three days ago on a rural hiking trail in Tenerife, has said she ‘just wants her baby back’. Jay, 19, was last heard from walking to his … Read more

Cash-strapped home shoppers desperate for a deal might ponder buying a home in foreclosure. These homes, which lenders have repossessed due to owners defaulting on their mortgage, often sell for bargain prices. Yet lately, these deals have been harder to find. In 2010, following the 2008 financial crisis, there were more than 2.8 million foreclosures. This … Read more

How secure is your password? (Picture: Getty/iStockphoto) Having the same password for everything is simple. It’s easy to remember –which means it’s also easy to crack.  In some cases, in less than 60 seconds. Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky analysed 193 million passwords and found not only could 45% of passwords be guessed by scammers within a … Read more

Barely clothed England fans have been jumping into a fountain in Frankfurt (Picture: Reuters) England fans have been preparing for tonight’s Euro 2024 clash against Denmark by stripping off and jumping into a fountain. Thousands of English supporters have packed out the streets of Frankfurt in the build-up to the game. Beers have been flowing … Read more

Kimberley Ann Hawkins, right, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Neil Shadwick (Picture: Gloucestershire Constabulary) A woman has admitted to killing a mobility scooter user outside a Tesco supermarket after leaving him unconscious in the freezing cold. Kimberley Ann Hawkins, 41, of no fixed address, pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Neil Shadwick at … Read more

Best friends — but not necessarily forever. Gen Z workers made waves two years ago by quiet quitting their jobs — a clever term for doing the bare minimum to get by, also known as acting your wage. Now, they’re doing the same with less-than-perfect friendships and relationships — the ones where they’re no longer really feeling … Read more

A Long Island sicko posed as a female dance instructor – using the Instagram handle @baddiedancehouse – to chat with underage girls and trick them into sending him explicit videos, cops said.  Taner Ocal, 22, was busted at his Lindenhurst home Wednesday afternoon soon after two 10-year-old girls from Texas informed Fort Worth Police about … Read more

Sgt. Gary MacLaren said the trailer contained an assault-style rifles, a shotgun, ammunition, two sets of body armour and various other items Weapons and ammunition seized by the RCMP near Coutts, Alberta, in 2022.Photo by Handout/The Canadian Press LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — An RCMP officer has told a murder-conspiracy trial that several weapons were discovered inside … Read more

The episode is part of a long-standing debate in Quebec on the presence of religious expression in public life — particularly Islamic expression. Photo by Allen McInnis /Montreal Gazette MONTREAL — Earlier this week, members of Montreal’s Muslim community gathered in a park to celebrate the Eid al-Adha holiday, a day when families traditionally wear … Read more

Artist Kevin Ledo will produce the mural, which will include Lévesque’s image and a quote about the Charter of the French Language. Artist Kevin Ledo works on a mural of Leonard Cohen on a building wall at St-Dominique St. in 2017. Ledo has been tasked with doing a mural to René Lévesque on a building … Read more